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                <p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Delete an Element From a Diagram</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">In the active diagram, click on the element to delete.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Either:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Delete]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3">, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Right-click to display the context menu and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete &lt;element name&gt;</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> option.</span></li>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">This does not delete the element from the model, only from the current diagram.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Delete an Element From the Model</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, right-click on the element to delete</span><span class="f_NumberedList">. The context menu displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete &lt;element name&gt;</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> option</span><span class="f_NumberedList">. A confirmation prompt displays.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Yes</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Alternatively:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the element in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> and press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Delete]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The element is completely removed from the model.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Delete Multiple Elements From a Diagram</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Follow the steps below:</span></p>
<ol style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 48px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">In the active diagram,</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [Ctrl]+click</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> on each element to delete.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Either:</span></li>
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<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 65px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Delete]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3">, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Right-click to display the context menu and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete selected elements</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> option.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Delete Multiple Elements From a Diagram and Model</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Follow the steps below:</span></p>
<ol style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 48px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Open the diagram containing the elements to remove from the model.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[A] </span><span class="f_NumberedList">to select all of the elements in the diagram, or use </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+click</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> to select specific elements.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Press</span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-weight: bold;"> [Ctrl]+[Delete] </span><span class="f_NumberedList">to completely remove the elements from the model.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Delete Multiple Elements from the Project Browser and Model</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, press and hold either </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> or</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [Ctrl] </span><span class="f_NumberedList">and click on the required items.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">To completely remove the elements from the model, either:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Delete]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3">, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Right-click on the selected items and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete selected item(s)</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> context menu option.</span></li>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If you delete an element in this way, you delete all its properties and connectors as well.</span></p>
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